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The tour of the manufacturing floor provided an inside look at what drone manufacturing in the US can look like.  BRINC’s manufacturing shows how US drone manufacturing can and is being done – and how nimble smaller, US-based companies can be in building to meet customer needs.

Aircraft is hard, as many larger companies who thought a drone might be an easy adjunct have discovered.  GoPro’s drone was short-lived; Snap’s Pixy lasted fewer than 4 months.  At the end of the day, drones have to fly: safely, reliably, and efficiently.  Commercial drones like BRINC’s mission-critical LEMUR must incorporate their special features – communications (the LEMUR offers two-way communications, like a flying cell phone), flight control, specialized batteries, and more.

Manufacturing equipment is fascinating to watch.  At BRINC, rows of 3D printers are constantly working to manufacture parts (it’s called the “3D Print fam.”). Optics…

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Source: dronelife.com